Camera-stand.



J. A. H. HATT.

CAMERA STAND.

APPLICATION 1mm: 115224. was.

Patented Nev. 2i. HEM.

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CAMERA STAND.

APPLICATION IILBD F213,. 1900.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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J. A. H. HATT.

CAMERA STAND.

APPLIL-ATION rum ran. 24, mos,

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

3SHEI1T3-SHEET 3 51 WZMQQQ JOSEPH ARTHURliENRY HATT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CAMERA-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed February 24, 1906. Serial No. 302,823.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josarn ARTHUR HENRY HA'i'r,.a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Camera-Stands, of which the following is :1 specification.

The invention relates to cameras and more particularly to mechanisms and arrange ments for supporting, manipulating and adjusting cameras.

In many of its features the invention relates more es ecially to process cameras, that is, those used in connection with the photo mechanical reproduction-processes. In other of its features, however, the invention is ap plicable toother kinds of cameras.

Objects of the invention. are to rovide simple reliable and efiicient means or supporting and manipulating the camera; to provi e means having the characteristics described which will provide for all desired movements of the camera; to provide for a fine and accurate adjustment of the camera bodily with reference to the stand which shall be simple, reliable and at the same time add little to the bulk of the camera and stand; to provide means for tilting the camera at any desired angle and for positively holding the camera and support to position at all times when either stationary or in movement; to provide simple and eflicient devices for firmly holding the camera in any position to which adjusted; to novide a resilient su port for the camera which is simple and e cient and adapted to cooperate'with other of the devices and features mentioned. These and other objects of invention will in part be obvi us and will in art more fully appear hereimifter.

'Fhe invention consists in the novel'parts, articles, arrangements, improvements and combinations herein set forth.

The accon'ipanying drawings, referred to herein and fOl'llllll" a part hereof, illustrate one embodiment 0? the invention and serve in connection with-the dc.-.cri )llOIl herein to explain the principles thercoi.

"()f the drawings: Figure 1 is a side clevation of a machine constructed in accordance with certain features of the invention; Fig. 2 is an curl elevation; Fig. is a side elevation showing a'diflerept position of parts; Figs.

work with the lens orfop ifiro 4 and 4 are detail views; Fig. 5 is a plan view of a part of the camera-supporting devices; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a camera and so iportin Y devices; Fig.7 is an end view 01 part 0% the. structure shown in Fig. (i; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a modified form of certain of the supporting devices; and Fig. 9 is an end elevation of same,

A machine constructed in accordance with at all times irrespective of the location of the camera u on its support, thereby preventing any sud on lurching of the apparatus due to the weight and position of the camera and allowing of accurate, positive and expeditious ad'ustment. According to certain featuresio the invention the camera may be carried in any desired manner upomthe said support, the necessary requirements being that the camera and the copy be kept in proper relation and that the camera be movable toward and away from the copy. According to other features of the invention,

however, it is contemplated that the camera be resiliently carried upon a su port of the character described; it is furtlier contemplated thatthe camera be freely and railiently suspended from the support and at the same time be disposed over the sitiipport, thus providing a strong. simple and e ective means of preventing vibration or jar to the camera and also disposing it so as to be freely accessible to the operator. which is so im )ortant a feature. with re ar to cameras. ()t icr features of the invention have in contemplation the mounting of the camera in such manner as to provide an accurate and expeditious adjustment of the camera towa. and from the copy and for also manipulating this mmgra so that it may beehiploycd on an sarric bed for -u in direct with the prism or reversing mirror. 'lin-qfeatures of the invention will I-- set will illtllt' at length hereinafter.

Referring to the particular ninlnulinient of the invention illustrated by way of example in the (lrawing's herewith. :i camera is indicated generally by llll' rvl'crinu-r num ral i. As the invention does not n-latc to the struc ture of the camera especially. the showing thereof is somewhat convent ional. as cameras of the kind to which the invention is espc cially adapted are usually provided with a large variety of devirre and appliances for accurate and expeditious work. in the said embodiment there is shown a lliliL. '3 which may be of any suitable or convenient form. The said base is shown herein as provided with casters ortrunnions 3 for convenience in moving the camera and support from place to lure. Carried upon a plurality of supports 1y thegsuid base and so as to be capable of inc ination at various an les thereto, is a support or table 4. As ieretoforeindicated, means are provided for moving and at all times positively holding the said base and table with respect to each other so that the table may be inclined with reference to the base atany desired angle and will be held against any unintentional movement when at rest or in motion. A form of means for so moving and holding the said parts to their intended relative positions is illustrated herein as comprising 'a lurality of non-parallel supports 5 pivota ly connected to the base 2 and also to the table 4. The said supports 5 are shown as two in number, and as each comprising a pair of arms disposed side by side transversely of the base 2 and table 4 and the two supports are shown as bein located well towards the op osite ends 0 the base and table, longitudinally considered. It will be understood, however that the invention in many of its features is not limited to the particular form and disposition of the supports. The said supports in addition to being non-parallel are at difi'ercnt angles with respect to the table when the table is at any given inclination with reference to the base so that u on movement of the said suports the tab e carried thereby will assume iflerent angles of inclination with reference to the base. The form of holding and moving means comprises two members in positive engagement, herein shown as in threaded enagement, with each other, one of said memers being ivotally connected to one of the supports. be other of said members may he carried by the base or by the table. The said second member of the moving and holding means may be conveniently mounted 'in the base, as the actuating means for the said members ma then be in a fixed position at all times an will be more quickly and cer tainly found by the operator. It will be seen that by relative movement of the two is shown a traveling nut 8.

threaded members the supports and table ill move with respect to the base and the desired inclination be thereby given to the table. in Fi {:i. l, 2 and of the drawings a form of Stilt moving and holding means is shown as comprising a ,screw rod ti mounted to rotate in the base 2 and being provided with suitable actuating means such as a hand wheel T. Carried upon the said scrmv threaded rod (3 and in engagement therewith The said nut is further shown as being pivotally connected to one set of supporting arms 5 by link 9. The said link may be connected to a cross rod 10. as shown in Fig. 4, between the a rms of the su port 5, or to a crank arm llcarried by rock 5 aft 12 upon which the arms of the su iport fiare mounted, or in any other suitab e and convenient manner. It will be obvious that a similar set of connections could ,be applied to the remaining su ort 5, if found desirable 'or convenient, am y the extension of the rod 6 with a reverse thread thereon, the two devices couldbe'operated simultaneously from a single device, such as the hand wheel. This arrangemeut is not shown in the drawings, as it isgenerally analogous to that shown for a dil'lerentform of the moving and holding means in Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings. i

In Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings a form of the moving and holdin means is shown in which a rod 6 is provided with a worm thread 13 with which meshes a to'othed sector 14 carried upon a shaftlfi to which the support 5 is fixed. Means for preventing any springing or sagging of the thrmd 13 with reference to the sector 14 is provided and is shown herein in the form of a bearing plate 15 arranged opposite to the sector 14 with reference 'to the thread 13. Both the supports 5 are shown in the said figures as being rovided with connections to the rod 6. Suitable buffers for the purpose of preventing injurious impact or contact between the parts and also for equalizing the strain may be provided, if desired, and a form thereof is shown herein as curved springs 16 carried upon the bed and adapted tocon; tact with the supports 5 as they swing downwardly.

In the present embodiment the .camera is means illustrated herein is comprised a bed shown provided with a plurality of downing movement will provide for edectin the justmcnt of the can'n-ra lJV such 17 arranged above but also suspended from the table. For efl'eeting this the bed 17 is wardly projecting members 18 which extend below the table 4.

Means are provided for supporting the bed 17 in proper relation to the table -1 the form of such means herein shown being such as to provide a resilient suspension of the bed 17 from the table 4, the said suspension means being also constructed so as to swing l l l freely in order that the bed 17 may maintain a parallel relation, or other desired relation, to the table 4 as it is tilted at various angles. The form of such means herein shown comprises spiral springs 19 connected to the table 4 and to the downwardly projecting members 18.

The invention contemplates devices for moving the camera bodily toward andawny from the copy holder for the purposes of positionin the image upon the plate and for contro ling the size of the reproduction and also for changing the )osition of the camera so that the lens may e used directly or with the reversing prism or nirror as hereinbefore indicated. Means for effectin these results are shown in the illustrater embodiment as comprising a camera-carrying member mounted on the resiliently mounted bed, said member bein constructed and arranged to permit of a s iding and a rotating movement of the camera. The slidpositioning and size of the imaqe, an the rotating movement will permit 01 the camera bein given a quarter turn with respect to the copy holder so as to provide for direct lens work or the use of a reversing device. The camera-carrying member in the form of such means illustrated herein comprises a member slidable longitudinally of the bed It and a member rotatable with reference to the bed 17. In the form of such means herein illustrated the slidable member is shown as mounted directly upon the bed 17 and the rotatable member as being mounted upon the slidablc member. The slidable member comprises a sled 2 which may he provided. if desired. with a rabhet 22 for positioning and aiding it upon the bed 17. The bed 17 may he provided at one cnd with a convenient and suitable copy holder shown com'cutionally herein and indicated by the n-t'crence numeral 2t.

\Vhilc the sled 20 ma l c moved bodily to get an approximate adjustment of the camera as to distance from the coplv holder. it will be found in practice that it is very ditlicult to get a satist'actonv and line adbodily move ment of the sled or other sliding means. The invention contemplates. therefore. pro \"llllhQ' the sled with a line. accurateand positive adjustmcm and also with means for positively holding or clamping the parts in position after adjustmenh With this end in view the particular embodiment illustrated herewith shows the sled as comprising two members 23 and 24C slidable with reference to each .other, one member being provided with a rack 25 and the other with a pinion 26. Suitable actuating means for the said piniorrmay be provided, such as a hand wheel 27. The said slidahle members 23 and 24 are providedwith suit-able means for keeping them in relative position such as, the rabbet joint 28. Means for positively holding or clamping the said slidable mem' bers to adjusted position may be provided, as above indicated, and a form of such means is shown herein as comprising plates 2) and 30 fixed upon the said members and sliding upon each other face to face." One of said plates is shown provided with a slot- 31 in which is located a thumb screw 39. threaded into the other plate, or both plates may be slotted and the member 32 he the thumb nut of a suitable clamping bolt. It will thus be scen that after the camera has been approximately positioned with reference to the co y holder bythe bodily movement. of the Si BCl with reference to the bed 17, the final adjustment may be very accurately and quickly obtained by the rack and pinion and when so adjusted the parts may be quickly and firmly clamped into position. It will be understood that extended movement of the sled is generally very infreqiient but that some slight adjustiuent of thecamera with reference to the copy holder is frequently necessary for almost every exposure, hence it will'be seen that the device just described is of great practical utility. The camera itself is provided with suitable focusin devices for etting the proper relation etween the ens and the plate, herein as they eat invention.

As previously indicated the form of camera moving and positioning means herein illustrated embodies a member rotatably carried upon the sled 20 upon which the camera itself is supported and as herein shown a camera bed 33 is mounted upon the sled so as to have a movement ofrotation with respect thereto. he parts of the camera may be movable with reference to each other to bring the lens and plate into'proper' said devices not being shown constitute no part or the prest'ocal relation. This may be e'fi'ected in any desirable or convenient way, as for instance by having the front or rear of the camera 1 slidable with reference to the camera bed 33. by means of suitable devices, such as a rack and pinion. Such devices are not showmherein as they are well known and merely as such form no part of this invention. Any suitable means for rotatn mounting the camera bed inay be pro and as herein shown a thumb screw 34 is loosely carried in the bed and has threaded engagement with a socket 35 carried in the upper member of the camera'sled. If desired the camera sled may be provided with a plurality of the socket plates 35. It will be understood that by loosening the thumb screw 34 slightly the camera may be swung a quarter turn into either desired position and may then be quickly and firmly fastened in the adjusted position. In Fig. 5 of the drawings the camera is conventionally shown in dotted line in position (a) for direct use of the lens and in position (b) for use with a reversing device.

Means may be provided, if desired, for firmly holdin the sled 20 to position with reference to t e bed 17 and'in Fig. 2 of the drawings a form of such means is shown as comprising two plates 36 and 37,-the plate 36 being fast to the lower member of the sled 20 and the plate 37 being suspended from the plate 36 by the thumb-bolt 39. Between the two plates 36 and 37 tenons 38 integral with the bed 17 extend. It will, therefore, be obvious that when the thumb bolt 39 is turned the plate 37 will be drawn toward the plate 36 so as to clamp the tenons '38 therebetween. The sled 20' and the bed 17 will thus be clamped together. It will thus be seen that devices are provided for securely clamping together the camera bed 33 and the camera sled 20 and the bed 17 or any two of them, if desired.

From all the foregoing the manner of operation of the various devices herein shown and described will be understood by those skilled in the art and it will be further understood that an embodiment of the invention has, been provided which realizes the objects and advantages hereinbefore set forth, together with other objects and ad vantages.

The invention, in its broader aspects, is not limited to the particular constructions shown, nor to any particular constructions b which it'has been or may be carried into edect, as many changes may be made in the construction within the scope of the claims without departiiig from the main principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

\Vhat 1' do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

1. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a plurality of supports pivoted, non-slidably both to said base and to the said table, and means for ,moving the said supports, said parts being so constructed and arranged that movement of the supports will cause a tilting move ment of the table with resppct to its base.

2. A support for a camera including in combination a base. a table pivotully supported upon said base at a plurality of 't'ercnt angles respectively to the tab points, and means for moving and holding the table an larly relativel to the base and for at a 1 times positiv y holding the table in posit-ion relatively to the base.

3. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a vpluralit of non-parallel supports pivoted to the ase and to the table, said supports bein at different angles respectively to the tab e when the table 18 at a given inclination with refercnce to the base, and means for moving the said supports. 4. A support for a camera including in combination-a base, a table, a pluralit of non-parallel supports pivoted to the ase and to the table, said supports beingl at dif: e when the table 15 at a given inclination with reference to the base, and means for moving and at all times positively holding said supports to position.

5. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel supports for supporting the said table above sai base, 'and means for moving and at all times.- positively holdingsaid supports to position. i

- 6. A support for a can'iera including in combination a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel sup orts for supporting the said table above $511 -base, andtwo members in threaded enga'cment with each other for tilting the tab e relatively to the base, one of said threaded members being pivotally connected to one of the said supports.

7. A support for a camera including'in combination .a base, atable, a plurality of --non-parallel supports for supporting the said table above said base, and two members iii threaded en agement-wiflj each other 61" tilting the ta e relatively to the base, one of said threaded members being pivotally connected to one of the said supports and the other of said threaded members being carried by the base.

8. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a pluralit of non-parallel supports pivoted to the ear Table and also to the base, a threaded screw rod carried by the base, and a nut mounted upon thesaid screw rod and having a pivoted connection with one of said sup drts.

9. A support for a camera inc uding in combination a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel supports pivoted to the base and pivoted also to the table, and two memhers in movable but constant positive enagement with each other, one of said memcrs being connected to the said supports, and the other to-thc base so as to positively position the table at a desired inclination and to positively hold it at all times.

' 10. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, means for tilting the table with reference to the base, and a bed suspended from the said table so as to swing freely.

11. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, means for tiltmgpgthe table with reference to the base, and a d resiliently suspended from the said table.

12. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, means for in clining the table with reference to the base and for holding it in inclined position, said means being constructed and arrangul to positively hold the table both while moving and at. rest, and a bed resiliently carried by the said table.

13. A support for a camera including in a combination a base, a table, means for tilt ing) thetable with reference to the base, and :1 ed arran ed above and also suspended from the table.

14. Asupport for a camera including in combination a base, a table, means for tiltin the table with reference to the base, a b arranged above the table, said bedvbeing provided with downwardly project' members, and springs connecting said ta 1e and said projecting members so that the bed is resiliently supported from the said table.

15. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel supports. ivoted to said base and said table, means or moving said table relatively to the base, and a bed urran ed above the table and being also suspen ed from saidtable.

16.;A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, nonparallel sup ports pivoted to said table and to said base near their ends, a threaded screw rod carried by the base, a nut threaded upon the said rod and pivotally connected to one of said supports, a bed arranged-above said table, sai bed having downwardly projecting portions extending on each side'of and below the level of the table, and springs connecting, the table and the said downwardly project ing portions.

17. The combination with a camera of a sup ort therefor, said support having a base, a ti table table carried by said base, a bed resiliently suspended from said table so as to swing freely, and a cam'eracarrydng menr ber movably mounted on said bed.

18. 'lhecombination with a camera of a base, a table, means for tilting the table with reference to the base, a bed arranged above but resiliently suspended 'from the said table, and a camera-earl ing member slidably mounted on said be 19. The combination with a camera of a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel su ports pivoted to the said table and to t e base, means for moving and at all times posili\'e-l \,'-hol(ling the table to position at any tlrsl ml inclination with reference to the base, and means for supporting and sliding the camera with reference to the table.

20. The combination with a camera of a ports for tilting the table with reference to for positivel holding them at all, times, a bed arrange above but resiliently suspended from the said table, and a camera-carrying member slidably mounted on said bed. 21. The 'combination with a camera of a base, a. tiltable table carried thereb a bed resiliently carried by said table, an a camera-carrying member mounted on said had, said member being constructed and arranged to permit of a sliding and a rotating movement of the camera.

22. The combination with a camera of a referenoeto thebase, a bed resiliently car-' ried by said table, a sled carried upon said table, said sled comprisin two portions slidera bed rotatably mounted upon said sled. I 23. The combination with a camera. of a means for moving and for at all times positively holding the said bed to position, and

support therefor, a camera sled movable relatively to the said su port and comprising two members, slidab e with referenceto each other, a rack on one of said members, a pinion on the other of said membe and]; camera bed rotatably mounted on t c said sled.

support therefor including a camera sled comprising two members shdable with reference to each other, a rack on one of sa d members, a pinion on the other of said members, means for rotati clamp for clamping the said members-t0- gethcr, and a camera bed rotatably mounted on the said sled.

27. The combination with a camera of a suppt'n't therefor comprising a base, a bed resiliently carried thereby, a sled slldably mounted upon the said bed, a camera bed rolatahly mounted upon the said sled, and l ti(\'it".4 for rmulermg the camera bed, the

a plurality of camera-supporting members 25. The combination with a camera of a 3 3. The combination with a camera of a base, a-table, a plurality of non-parallel supthe base, means for moving said supports and v base, a table, means for tilting the table with able with reference to eac other, and a. cambase, a tiltable bed arranged above said base,

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. 1. said pinion, a

base, a table, supports pivoted to the said.

base and to the said teb c, a screw-threaded rod. a nut threaded thereon, the said nut being pirotully connected to the said supports to tilt the table with reference to the base and to positively hold it to position at all times, a bed resiliently mounted upon the said table, a copy holder mounted upon the said bed, a camera sled slidable upon the said bed, and a camera bed rotatubly mounted upon the said sled.

30. The combination with a camera of a base, a table, supports pivoted to the said base and to the said table, a screw-threaded rod, a nut threaded thereon, the said nut ing pivotally connected to the said supports to tilt the table with reference to the base and to positively hold it to position at all times, a bed arran ed above but resiliently supported from the said table, a copy holder carried by the said bed, at camera sled slidable upon the said bed, said camera sled comprising two slidable portions can lleCtetl by a rack and pinion, a camera bed rotatably mounted upon the said camera sled, means for clamping the camera bedto i the camera sled, and means for clamping the camera sled to the resiliently supported bed. 31. A support for a camera mcluding in combination a base, a table, a plurality of supports connected both to. said base and to sun table, but not connected toeach other, and means for moving the ssid sup orts.

32. A support for a camera inc uding in combination a base, a table, a plurality of supports pivoted both to said base and to said table, but not connected to each other, and means for moving the said supports.

33. A support for a camera including in combination a base, a table, a plurality of non-parallel supports for supporting the said table upon said base, and means for giving angu ar movement to the said supports simultaneously in the same direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH ARTHUR HERRY BATT. \Yitnesses: Jorm D. MoncAN, CLARA -PH1L1AIP8. 

